Ultimate Fighting Championship or the UFC Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will not be given too much time to recover from his injury and to get back to the ring. The UFC had stripped former UFC Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz after he failed to defend his title for two years following an ACL injury but Velasquez will not be given so much time.

According to Dana White, the president of the UFC, if there are any delays or if the Cuban American suffers any setback on his return from injury and can’t make his scheduled return in March, he will have no other option but to strip him of his title.

White stated that the UFC is heading in that direction, adding that the next fight in Mexico will be for the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship and if Cain Velasquez cannot return on time to defend his belt, the interim champion will be crowned as the lineal champion. Read more »